Problems with cgminer

[yjacket]

So i just started using cgminer.
I have 2 questions:

Why does guiminer consistently show higher m/h rates? i thought cgminer should be much better. Is this just a reporting issue i.e. cgminer is actually more accurate?

One of my cards will constantly die using cgminer but not with guiminer. Why is this?

[jake262144]

Firstly, most of the miners rely on the same CL kernels for the computations so any difference in achievable speeds should be minimal.

Secondly, the actual mining speed relies on a whole bunch of parameters being optimally set for your hardware and software.
What fine-tuning parameters are you using? work size? vector width? thread count?

Perhaps cgminer is just pushing the card harder than guiminer which results in it becoming unstable? What intensity value have you used?
What are the clocks and temperatures?

Perhaps you should start with what operating system, driver version and cards you are talking about? All of that matters you know.

Also, the value of cgminer doesn't lie in its superior speed. The value lies in its being able to do multi-pool mining, overclocking, and voltage- and temperature control all by itself.

[yjacket]

Firstly, most of the miners rely on the same CL kernels for the computations so any difference in achievable speeds should be minimal.

Secondly, the actual mining speed relies on a whole bunch of parameters being optimally set for your hardware and software.
What fine-tuning parameters are you using? work size? vector width? thread count?

Perhaps cgminer is just pushing the card harder than guiminer which results in it becoming unstable? What intensity value have you used?
What are the clocks and temperatures?

Perhaps you should start with what operating system, driver version and cards you are talking about? All of that matters you know.

Also, the value of cgminer doesn't lie in its superior speed. The value lies in its being able to do multi-pool mining, overclocking, and voltage- and temperature control all by itself.

I'm using windows 7, intensity is set to 8 for cg, no other settings changed. The card is a 5850 clock 750,
mem at 500. Settings for gui are v and w128. Guy shows about is showing a 10 percent advantage. I've changed worksize in cg but it hurts performance.

[-ck]

You didn't happen to change driver versions between moving from guiminer to cgminer?

[yjacket]

You didn't happen to change driver versions between moving from guiminer to cgminer?

Nope, using the latest, inefficient drivers.

[jake262144]

Most recent drivers with 2.6 SDK?
Try vectors = 4 and worksize = 64 in cgminer as suggested here.

If you're using 2.5 SDK, try vectors = 2 and worksize = either 128 or 256.
One of those should be the optimum setting.

Mind you, it's not only "vectors" in cgminer but also what vector width you want (1, 2, 4).

If you're editing the config file, the lines should look like that:

Code:

"vectors" : "2",
"worksize" : "256",

The default number of GPU threads is already optimal at 2, EDIT:: as is the default intensity of 9 but the intensity needs to be set to 9 manually.

[-ck]

Most recent drivers with 2.6 SDK?The default number of GPU threads is already optimal at 2, as is the default intensity of 9.

Default intensity is actually dynamic which is designed for regular desktop use, so the intensity needs to actually be set to -I 9.

[jake262144]

My bad. Fixed.